Stingless bees in the Brisbane, Australia area are inciting turf wars, which have already resulted in numerous drone fatalities and hive takeovers. According to a study in the American Naturalist ...

Australian scientists are gluing tiny sensors onto thousands of honey bees to track their movements in a trial aimed at halting the spread of diseases that have wiped out populations in the northern ...

Australian bees are known for pollinating plants on beautiful sunny days, but a new study has identified two species that have adapted their vision for night-time conditions for the first time. The ...

A rare Australian native bee was identified again in the wild after nearly 100 years. (Courtesy of James Dorey Photography / Flinders University) A field researcher identified the bee, which faces new ...

Four swarms of Asian bees found in Cairns, Australia have been cleared of carrying the dreaded Varroa destructor mite, but the intruders themselves could pose the beginning of a serious threat to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. Thousands of sensors measuring 2.5mm square are being fit on ...

Australian scientists discovered a weird species of devilish bees post-Halloween. Researchers found the Megachile 'Lucifer' while observing a rare wildflower that only grows in the Bremer Ranges in ...

Plenty of us can’t help but headbang. You put “Black Magic” or “New Millenium Cyanide Christ” on, and pretty quickly our heads are threatening to go flying off of our necks. But for Australian ...

Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than ...

Bees are integral to the pollination of major crops around the world, so the more that we understand how they go about their business, the better we can facilitate the process and thereby boost yields ...

KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia — Bees swarm around Peter Davis as he unloads his precious, buzzing cargo into their new home in a part of South Australia’s Kangaroo Island that was not devastated by ...

Australian bees are known for pollinating plants on beautiful sunny days, but a new study has identified two species that have adapted their vision for night-time conditions for the first time. The ...